The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
sociology
family
social stratification
education
statistical methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,792
10,043
0.240
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
sociology
welfare state
family
generations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,194
5,997
0.221
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Sociology
Inequality
Education
Family Dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,780
3,383
0.499
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
sociology
social networks
experiments
social influence
collective behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,095
2,066
0.668
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
social movements
Global South
revolutions
latin american politics
political ethnography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,424
968
0.680
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
sociology
socio-economic inequality
life-course
labor market
quantitative methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
839
724
0.863
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Gender
Migration/Ethnicity
Care Work
Populist Radical Right
Religion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,432
722
0.504
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Sociology
Social Inequality
Happiness
Big Data
Demography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,004
673
0.336
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Sociology
social stratification
migration
education
health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173
172
0.994
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
sociology
migrations
mental health
social inequalities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
49
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Social Stratification
Educational Inequalities
Sociogenomics
Early Childhood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
23
1.000
Hans Peter Blossfeld
European University Institute
Fiesole, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,792
10,043
0.240
sociology
family
social stratification
education
statistical methods
Martin Kohli
European University Institute
Fiesole, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,194
5,997
0.221
sociology
welfare state
family
generations
Fabrizio Bernardi
European University Institute
Fiesole, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,780
3,383
0.499
Sociology
Inequality
Education
Family Dynamics
Arnout Van De Rijt
European University Institute
Fiesole, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,095
2,066
0.668
sociology
social networks
experiments
social influence
collective behavior
Leonidas Oikonomakis
European University Institute
Fiesole, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,424
968
0.680
social movements
Global South
revolutions
latin american politics
political ethnography
Raffaele Grotti
European University Institute
Fiesole, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
839
724
0.863
sociology
socio-economic inequality
life-course
labor market
quantitative methods
Francesca Scrinzi
European University Institute
Fiesole, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,432
722
0.504
Gender
Migration/Ethnicity
Care Work
Populist Radical Right
Religion
Hilke Brockmann
European University Institute
Fiesole, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,004
673
0.336
Sociology
Social Inequality
Happiness
Big Data
Demography
Alessandro Ferrara
European University Institute
Fiesole, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173
172
0.994
Sociology
social stratification
migration
education
health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Claudia Brunori
European University Institute
Fiesole, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
49
1.000
sociology
migrations
mental health
social inequalities
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Gaia Ghirardi
European University Institute
Fiesole, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
23
1.000
Social Stratification
Educational Inequalities
Sociogenomics
Early Childhood